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President Donald Trump said he would respond to further threats from North Korea with "fire and fury", and North Korea threatened to attack Guam , a United States territory. Tension has increased in recent months over concern that North Korea is close to achieving its goal of putting the mainland United States within range of a nuclear weapon. Lire la suite »

This week has been no exception, with the EIA reporting a hefty draw in US commercial oil inventories a day after the API surprised analysts by estimating inventories had declined by 9.2 million barrels. Also, the bull spreads on oil should start to work as the refiner demand for heavy crude will keep the front end strong with the realization that a lot of the shale condensate that is being counted in storage can not be used by US refiners. Lire la suite »

About 2.04M shares traded. (NASDAQ: AMZN ) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: "Amazon: Earnings Are Not The Holy Grail" on August 16, 2017, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: "Amazon Flexes Financial Muscle" published on August 17, 2017, Fool.com published: "Here's Why the Best Is Yet to Come for Amazon.com, Inc." on August 13, 2017. Lire la suite »

Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Spirit Airlines during the fourth quarter valued at $14,285,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 11,995 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $637,000 after buying an additional 2,473 shares in the last quarter. Lire la suite »

Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,967 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $120,000 after buying an additional 5,295 shares during the period. TRADEMARK VIOLATION WARNING: "Coronation Fund Managers Ltd". If you are accessing this piece of content on another website, it was stolen and reposted in violation of USA & global copyright law. Lire la suite »

Shelton Capital Management boosted its position in Nordic American Tankers Limited by 33.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Nordic American Tankers Limited by 6.9% in the second quarter. Next quarter's EPS is forecasted at $-0.23 with next year's EPS projected to be $0.07. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.15 earnings per share . Lire la suite »

Ken Frazier, the CEO of pharma giant Merck , announced Monday morning that he was leaving the council over the response to Trump's response to Charlottesville, prompting angry tweets from the President. "We should honour - not attack - those who have stood up for equality and other cherished American values. I am an engineer who has spent most of his career working in factories that manufacture the world's most advanced devices", he wrote. Lire la suite »

Frazier did not mention the violence in Charlottesville , Virginia , in his statement, but he did say that "as a matter of personal conscience , I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism". A woman was killed and 19 people injured when a auto rammed down a narrow street. "And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups", Trump said. Lire la suite »

Trump didn't wait long to respond. Frazier's resignation followed a violent weekend in Charlottesville, Va ., where one person was killed and 19 injured after a auto plowed into a group protesting a white supremacist rally. In an email to The Associated Press before Trump's latest statements, Anglin said "If he actually believed that nonsense, or was planning on implementing it as policy, he would have said it before being bullied into it by the global thought police". Lire la suite »

A woman was killed and 19 people injured when a vehicle rammed down a narrow street. Later Monday, Trump targeted Merck in a second tweet. Although Trump delivered a statement later Monday specifically denouncing "the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups", that didn't stop the fallout. Lire la suite »

Overall confidence surrounding the short-term consumer spending outlook should remain firm, especially after the stronger than expected July retail sales release. Economists estimated the index would increase to 94. Moreover, the Charlottesville aftermath is more likely to weaken the economic expectations of Republicans, since prospects for Trump's economic policy agenda have diminished. Lire la suite »

The UK National Living Wage stands at £7.50 for workers aged 25 and over, and £7.05 for those aged 21 to 24. McDonald's employees in the United Kingdom seem to be taking inspiration from their USA colleagues, who have been campaigning for a $15 per hour wage for quite some time. Lire la suite »

Stephen Schwarzman, the chief executive of the Blackstone Group and one of Mr. Trumps closest confidants in the business community, had initiated a conference call of members of the Strategic and Policy Forum. The latter forum - known as the Strategic and Policy Forum - comprised CEOs who would, according to a December statement from Trump's team "share their specific experience and knowledge as the President implements his economic agenda". Lire la suite »

This is according to a report in Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet , which was picked up by Reuters today , and said that it is unclear if the layoffs would include employees within Ericsson's media operations. In March, Ericsson said it expected to endure roughly SEK 6-8 billion in restructuring charges in 2017, with roughly SEK 2 billion of these having fallen in Q1. Lire la suite »

Among 50 analysts covering Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), 6 have Buy rating, 17 Sell and 27 Hold. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Twitter in a research report on Saturday, July 22nd. The transaction related to this sale was declared in a document with the securities and exchange commission, which is available at this link . Also, insider Robert Kaiden sold 2,815 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 1st. Lire la suite »

Three of the nation's top executives resigned from a federal panel created years ago to advise the US president. The resignations follow an outcry over Trump's initial response to the protests led by white supremacist groups that turned violent in Charlottesville over the weekend. Lire la suite »

The share price of Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ: CTRL ) was down -0.39% during the last day of trading, with a day high of 23.56. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 190,119 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $1,939,000 after buying an additional 117,623 shares in the last quarter. Lire la suite »

The annual rate peaked in January at 2.1 per cent. Citing the healthier-than-expected economy, the central bank raised its trendsetting rate last month for the first time in almost seven years, to 0.75 per cent from 0.5 per cent. Canadians paid 4.6 per cent more for gasoline in July, driving transportation costs up by 1.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in July, following a 0.6-per-cent increase in June. Lire la suite »

In Spain, a fourth person was arrested on Friday in connection with the terror attacks. Asimilar attack took place in Cambrils early Friday and was foiled, but one person died and six people were injured. The Trump administration then set new criteria for new visa applicants from Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran and Yemen saying they must prove a relationship with a parent, spouse, child, adult son or daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or sibling already in the United States to be eligible. Lire la suite »

Trump also assailed the CEOs who left on Twitter as "grandstanders" and said he had plenty of executives available to take their place. In response to Mr. A 20-year-old man said to have harbored Nazi sympathies as a teenager was due in court on Monday to face charges he plowed his auto into protesters opposing the white nationalists, killing Heather Heyer and injuring 19 people. Lire la suite »

TRAI had last October increased the penalty provision to 2 lakh rupees from earlier 50 thousand rupees for the first violation and one lakh rupees for subsequent failures in case of network related quality parameters. Trai highlighted that averaging in effect hides the poorly performing cells. Lack of infrastructural development by telecom operators was cited as a major reason why the quality of phone calls is poor in India. Lire la suite »

NY's holdings in BB&T Corporation were worth $17,996,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Jolley Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of BB&T Corporation by 1.0% in the first quarter. Moreover, Bryn Mawr Trust has 0.42% invested in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). BB&T Corporation's dividend payout ratio is presently 49.25%. BB&T Corporation announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, June 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase ... Lire la suite »

His resignation comes after a series of leaders quit the council in the wake of Trump's statements about the white supremacist-led demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia. " Under Armour engages in innovation and sports, not politics", Plank said in a statement Monday evening. I am appreciative of the opportunity to have served, but have chose to step down from the council. Lire la suite »